Evidence in the Media: How Academics can Get Their Research in the Mainstream Media (webinar)

November 23, 2017

(This video/podcast was extracted from a webinar).

Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director of EvidenceNetwork.ca moderates a panel with Dr. Colleen Flood and Dr. Ivy Bourgeault on how academics could, and should, work with the mainstream media to raise the level of evidence on important policy issues.

Dr. Colleen Flood is Associate Vice-President, Research (interim) and Professor and University Research Chair in Health, Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa.

Dr. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault is a Professor and CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health Human Resources at the University of Ottawa.

Hosted by EvidenceNetwork.ca in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Ottawa, October 2017.

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This work was supported by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI). The views and opinions expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of CFHI.